anaerobe
Noun
Meaning
an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live
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bacillus
bacteria
bug
bacterium
germ
anaerobic
spore
microorganism
microbe
amoeba
vibrio
halophile
protozoon
coccus
rickettsia
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A facultative anaerobe can tolerate anaerobic and aerobic conditions; however, an obligate anaerobe would die in the presence of even trace levels of oxygen.